An Emergence

Artwork 'Sense' by Lauren Rudolph

For what was like eons 

The words lay there inside 

Like smothered embers 

In a hearth buried deep 

Cloistered in the confines within 

Almost in a limbo 

For, to what virtue were they 

Than to be lost yet again 

In that labyrinth of hackneyed words 

Pronounced each time 

As just another blasphemy 

But then, came that day 

When the blood moon rose 

And rekindled the cinders 

To unleash a phoenix of words 

Disintegrate from a lone voice 

Emancipate from within 

Flaring above from the binds 

Of those age old ancient shackles 

And like erupted molten lava 

Spread out into infinitesimal roots 

Of voices and words 

Taking into its fold the prejudices 

And melting out the vicious 

In the purity of that ignition 

Giving birth to a new day 

Of a new liberated dream

PS: This poem of mine was a part of the event 'IGNITE from within the confines' curated by Deepa Gopal. 

This poem of mine is the winning entry of the coveted 'Orange Flower Awards 2021' (hosted annually by Women's Web) in the poetry category.